Patti Austin to Perform Live in the Philippines

Ovation Productions, event organizer of Patti Austin’s much awaited
return performance in the Philippines, announced changes in the Grammy
Award winning vocalist’s concert schedule. Instead of August, the singer
will now perform in September, 2013 and in different venues than as
previously published. Additional performances are also featured in Ms.
Austin’s itinerary—including one with renowned singer and jazz guitarist
George Benson.

Patti Austin will appear as a special guest in George Benson’s
Inspiration Tour on September 5, 2013 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in
Quezon City. Ms. Austin will also hold a more intimate event at the
Crowne Plaza Hotel Ballroom at the Ortigas Center on September 7, with
singing sensation Joe Pizzulo of Sergio Mendes’ Band providing the
opening act. The dinner show is for the benefit of Boystown, a
charitable institution dedicated to caring for homeless children. After
this, Ms. Austin and Mr. Pizzulo will fly south to Davao City on
September 9 to perform at the SMX Convention Center.

Tickets
are now available at all Ticketnet outlets or online at http://www.ticketnet.com.ph or you mall call (02) 911-5555 to reserve tickets and get more information.

Ms.
Austin, the American R&B, pop and jazz artist behind such smash hits as “In
My Life”, “All Behind Us

Now”,
“Say You Love Me” —all perennial favorites among locals — has performed in Manila
many times before. She is very excited to come back to the country again and to
entertain the Filipino audience. This time around, Ms. Austin will be having as
front act Joe Pizzulo who sang for popular Brazilian artist Sergio Mendes as
lead singer in the 1980s. He is the voice behind the hit singles “Never Gonna
Let You Go”, “What Do We Mean To Each Other”, and “I’m Never Gonna Give You Up”
among many others. Austin and

Pizzulo
will be performing at the world class Smart Araneta Coliseum in Manila on August
9 and at the Waterfront Hotel in idyllic Cebu City on August 10.

The
Philippines has recently enjoyed hosting a number of international performers
such as Jason Mraz also promoted by Ovation, and the concert held by Ms.
Austin’s fellow Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame inductee, Steven Tyler. Mr. Tyler
performed with his rock band, Aerosmith.

About
Patti Austin

Grammy
winner Patti Austin crosses all musical genres, has made 17 solo albums, and
has performed her award-nominated hit songs on the GRAMMYS® and the Oscars. As
a performer, songwriter and vocalist, she has had a star-studded career that
began at the age of four. And since then, she became one of the most beloved artists
the world over and a mainstay on the Billboard Jazz Albums charts. Patti’s extraordinary
career continues to cross over boundaries and reach new heights.

About George Benson
George Benson is a ten-time Grammy Award-winning American artist. He
began his professional career at twenty-one, as a jazz guitarist.
Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, playing soul jazz with
Jack McDuff and others. He then launched a successful solo career,
alternating between jazz, pop, R&B singing, and scat singing.

About
Joe Pizzulo

Joe
Pizzulo is best known as the lead singer for Sérgio Mendes in the 1980s. He has
had numerous hit singles with Sergio Mendes such as “Never Gonna Let You Go”(from
Mendes’ self-titled 1983 album). Pizzulo has had several singles and soundtrack
appearances, but he is also a prominent background singer for many artists. Joe
Pizzulo started his music career with a band called Roadshow in 1969 after
attending Ursuline High School in Youngstown, Ohio. Later, he became a member
of Brainchild. He eventually moved to California in 1974 and started a new band
called White Licorice. His career quickly took off after recording “Never Gonna
Let You Go” for Sérgio Mendes.~press release

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